LAEP Speaker Series: Sara Zewde, The Aesthetics of Being
In the context of a changing climate, rapid urban development, and clarified social and political tensions, bell hooks' notion of the "aesthetics of being" can offer creative departures for contemporary design practice. Sara Zewde will share her recent design work with Studio Zewde across a range of geographies, through this lens. Bio: Sara Zewde is founding principal of Studio Zewde, a design firm practicing landscape architecture, urbanism, and public art. Named to Time Magazine’s TIME 100 Next, Architectural Digest's AD100, and United States Artists Fellow, her practice is celebrated for its design methods that sync culture, ecology, and craft. In parallel to her design practice, Sara serves as Associate Professor of Practice at Harvard University Graduate School of Design and is currently writing a book on her research retracing Frederick Law Olmsted's journeys through the Slave South. Sara holds a master’s of landscape architecture from the Harvard University Graduate School of Design, a master’s of city planning from MIT, and a BA in sociology and statistics from Boston University.
When
Friday, September 12, 2025 | 4:00 pm - 5:00 pmWhere
Fine Arts VisualRoom: 150
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Department
Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning
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Students,Alumni,Faculty,Staff,General Public,Parents,Prospective Students
Website
https://qanr.usu.edu/laep/speaker-series/fall-2025/speaker-series-sara-zewde
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Free
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Name: Deandra Harps
Phone: 4357978245
Email: deandra.harps@usu.edu
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